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Michael Kaminer
Michael Kaminer is a recovering publicist who lives in New York and Toronto. He's a contributing editor at the Forward, and writes for The New York Times, NY Daily News, CondeNastTraveler.com, ThePointsGuy.com, the (US) Observer, and more.
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Meghan’s Jewish best friend goes global
Her sons made front-page news as they held the new Duchess of Sussex's veil last weekend, but what else do we know about Meghan Markle's best friend?
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Tasting Buenos Aires
Jewish food – and life - is flourishing in Argentina’s capital
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From Obama's speechwriter to comedy
At 24, David Litt got a job writing speeches for the President. Now he's working for a comedy website. Michael Kaminer met him.
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Quest to save a very special shul
Beth Hebrew congregation in Phoenix, Arizona was built in 1955 to serve a newly established community of Holocaust survivors who had no Orthodox congregation to welcome them. Now one man is fighting to restore the 'complicated puzzle' of a building
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Travelling with an open mind
The award-winning author Andrew Solmon's travel writings from 1991 to today are collected in his new book, subtitled How Travel Can Change the World
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Chicago culture: art, literature and BBQ
As Chicago's new American Writers Museum opens, we discover the US city's long Jewish cultural heritage
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Matisyahu is down from the mountain
The former Chasidic reggae superstar tells Michael Kaminer why he's changed direction yet again
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Anthony Russell : a future in Yiddish music
Anthony Russell first heard Jewish music at the age of 30. Today he's an in-demand Yiddish singer and the creator of a unique blend of black and Jewish musical traditions
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My transgender agenda
Former Chassid Abby Stein's new life as a woman is everything she ever dreamed of and more.
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The classic Jewish deli is dead? Get stuffed!
Carnegie, the famed New York diner has closed its doors.What's next?
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When jazz sounds Jewish
The role of Jews as jazz pioneers is often ignored or caricatured. A professor is putting the record straight.
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Is antisemitism big in Venezuela?
Letter From Venezuela
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Brothers tell all from gridiron to gefilte fish
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A taste for forbidden flavours
Interview: Elissa Altman
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The fall and rise of a California girl
TV presenter, boutique pioneer or the woman who helped transform The Fall. We meet Brix Start-Smith.
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They're not Jewish, but they Noah lot about the Torah
Noahides are gentiles with a thirst for Torah knowledge - and they are multiplying
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